All posts for the month December, 2013

Episode 24: Doctor Heung 向芊兒 (Tracy Chu)“Have you heard of the story of the Happy Prince? He gave up his eyes so a bird can continue to fly in the skies everyday. If there was someone in need of help, he would peel off his gold sheetings, one by one to help them. These are fairytales that adults tell to kids. But if the adults don’t even believe in them, how can they be done? You tell me, isn’t this ridiculous?”

-Doctor Heung (Tracy Chu) tells Lokman (Lawrence Ng) that Sing Jai’s biological mother, Hong (Mandy Lam) is not willing to donate her liver, because she is selfish and does not want to lose the current happy family she has right now. Adults tell their kids to help out others whenever possible, but they do not even do that themselves.

Episode 25: Moon 孫曼月 (Louisa So)“I’m very popular. A lot of boys courted me! A few times, it even got to the stage of almost marriage. But, if he is not the right person, you will sense that as you continue dating, that feeling decreases. But… David is like a good friend. We can talk about anything. But, most importantly, he accepts you! Today, when he gave me the ring, I really felt my heartbeat. Oh my! Is he that right person?”

-Moon (Louisa So) tells Yannis (Elkie Chong) that she felt her heartbeat when David (Jerry Koo Ming Wah) gave her a ring earlier. This is after several indirect attempts of David trying to ask her out.

Episode 26: Lokman 洛文笙 (Lawrence Ng)“Many years ago, after the death of my parents, I began used to being alone. I would face all things by myself. At that time, I realized that life is tragic. Once a person is born, he is exposed to life and death. So I realized that as long as I have no friends and family, I won’t have to go through the torture.”

-To escape from reality for a while, Lokman (Lawrence Ng) goes onto a yacht. Doctor Heung (Tracy Chu) joins him. He explains to her why he is often seen cool and by himself. After the tragic death of his parents and his wife, he decided that in order to escape from having to be sad over the cycle of life and death, he has few friends and decided to cut ties with family. But that has all changed.

Episode 27: Che Che 車曉彤 (Eliza Sam)“Ten years ago, after my operation, the doctor told me I had three to ten years to live. When you know you have an expiration date, would you countdown or choose to live life to its fullest when you still have time? This is the tenth year. I once asked myself would I be an exception?”

-Che Che (Eliza Sam) has been hiding the fact that she can die anytime because there is a tumor in her brain. Onion (Him Law) is almost the last person to find out. When he finally realizes, he wants to spend all the time they have left together. Che Che explains that she has been trying to help others during that 10 years span, because she wanted to live life to its fullest, instead of crying and always trying to remember how little time she has left.

Episode 28: Ben 劉炳燦 (Benjamin Yuen)“Loving someone does not require you to forget your morals and standards. If you have to do that, you are no longer the Mei Suet that I like. Yes, we don’t know what will happen in the future, just like this incident. Having these experiences will bring immunity to our relationship. And because of this immunity, our relationship will grow stronger and healthier. And we both want this relationship to grow better… I will wait for you.”

-Mei Suet (Mandy Wong) is finally back from England. The other people in the apartment go out to give some space to them. Ben (Benjamin Yuen) asks if she has forgiven him. Mei Suet tells him that looking back, neither of them was right or wrong in Amber’s case. It was just that they had different views on treating patients. Mei Suet is scared that in the future, she might disagree on how he treats patients differently than how she treats patients. But, Ben tells her that experiences like these will help their relationship blossom stronger. Ben says he will wait for Mei Suet. This shows that he has grown out of his playboy days and is really ready to commit.

-After Yat Kin (Kenneth Ma) gets hit by a bus, and there are no seniors currently available at the hospital, Yue Jai (Tavia Yeung) steps up to start the surgery to save her husband. Onion (Him Law) pressures Yue Jai to admitting that she is indeed afraid, as opposed to her acting as if she was tough. Onion says discouraging things to force Yue Jai to be brave and courageous in the surgery room.

Episode 30: Yue Jai 范子妤 (Tavia Yueng)“I finally understand now, why Yat Kin was so worried when my tumor came back. It turns out that it is hard to be calm while seeing a loved one unwell. But, I can’t help with anything.”

-Yue Jai (Tavia Yeung) finally understands how Yat Kin (Kenneth Ma) felt when he learned that her tumor was back at the beginning of the series. Now, at the end of the series, Yue Jai witnesses Yat Kin in a coma, but she cannot do anything to help. She truly understand how worried and troubled he must have felt.

Comments:

I felt like the last two episodes were too rushed. And for one, Ben (Benjamin Yuen) and Mei Suet’s (Mandy Wong) storyline definitely did not develop in depth, as much as I had longed and hoped for. There was just too much going on in the last episodes that it was hard to keep track off, and things were not explained or presented in as much details as I had thought they would/should be.

And VOILA! Mei Suet changes into a traditional Chinese bride outfit as well.

Ben proposes.

Ben: Mei Suet, this is the gown I fixed. Even though it’s not perfect, just like how I am not perfect, but I can guarantee that in the future, I will give you new surprises everyday. Every day will be just as magical and happy as today.

Success!!

And their friends go wild!

I still don’t think there were enough Ben and Mei Suet moments. They should have included their wedding in here as well. But, just saying!

Tomorrow is the first day of the 2014. Here’s the list of the TVB and Thai dramas I’ve watched, skimmed, or dropped in 2013:

Watched:

(TVB) Come Home Love: The sitcom continues, with its added episodes, slated to end at 700 right now, but who knows, there might be more. And as much as I enjoy it, enough is enough. I, like other fans, have also been patiently watching just for John Ma and Alex.

(ATV) Light of a Million Hope: I stumbled upon this around March, and grew to love it, although it was ten years old. But it was reairing on ATV, so I got to watch it. There were A LOT of characters, but there were also historical elements in it, so it was nice watching how Hong Kong grew and prospered. And as the title suggests, as long as there is light, there is hope.

(TVB) Missing You: There was actually no plot to this, just like a case per a few episodes, about helping long-lost family members reunite.

(TVB) Friendly Fire: I don’t quite remember what was the storyline of this series…

(TVB) Inbound Troubles: This series was hilarious! Wong Cho Lam’s Cantonese is the essence of the series.

(TVB) Season of Love: The first three stories were alright, but the last one was quite confusing. Four mini-series with five episodes each, and either the male or female character’s name relates to the four seasons.

(TVB) A Great Way to Care II: A continuation with the first one, although I wished the original cast participated instead of adding new people. I missed the trio (Ram Tsang, Raymond Wong, and Alex Fong).

(TVB) Slow Boat Home: Just another lighthearted comedy set in Cheung Chau, so it seemed very summery.

(TVB) A Change of Heart: A more suspenseful drama, of a heart transplant changing Michael Miu’s life, but really, I watched it for the storyline of Bosco Wong and Nikki Chow.

(TVB) Awfully Lawful: This was an OK series, with some funny elements, four middle-aged male lawyers and how they deal with life in different views.

(TVB) Triumph in the Skies II: Ten years since the first installment, this became more focused on the relationship between the people within the series, but nevertheless, as you might have noticed, I’ve found my liking for Sam and Holiday.

(TVB) Brother’s Keeper: I would have to say that the series started out pretty well, with historic elements between Macau and Hong Kong over the span of forty years. I don’t know how to explain it, but the last few episodes got a bit draggy and I didn’t like how it was an open ending, despite us having watched 30 episodes of it.

(TVB) Will Power: A legal drama that did not start off well, then got better around episode 15 or so, and from episode 25 onwards, it was obviously just dragging. This should have ended at 20 or 25 episodes.

(TVB) The Hippocratic Crush II: The series started out quite well, but because there were too many side stories, the main characters became a part of the side stories. I definitely did not get enough of Ben and Mei Suet for sure!

(TVB) Bounty Lady: I’ve boarded on another ship: Guang Nam and Jennifer. The first ten episodes were about how Guang Nam helped single ladies find their other half. But, sparks between Dayo and Kate flew in the second half of the series. If Laura hadn’t came back, I would have been more satisfied.

(TVB) Return of the Silver Tongue: I would have to say I am still unsure what exactly the plot of the story is, even though it has aired for two weeks already. I guess it’s ‘lawyers’ of the ancient times?

(TVB) Coffee Cat Mama: I do have to say that Vincent Wong plays his best: roles where he is dorky and nerdy. Most of the characters in here contribute to the laughs of this series.

(Thai) Roy Lae Sanae Luang: Let’s put it this way. I completely fell in love with Weir and Mai after this, although the storyline was sometimes inconsistent due to the editing of the episodes. It started out as a revenge, but before you know it, its goes wrong, because Weir is confused and charmed by Mai. It was a roller coaster ride from watching the three episodes that came out to waiting during the weekdays for the new episodes to come out.

Skimmed:

(Thai) Maya See Mook: So many sweet scenes between Vee and Green AF5! The series was really funny as well. The subtitles have completely came out, so if I have a chance, I’ll watch it from beginning to end.

(Thai) Majurat See Nampeung: Ken and Namtarn make an OK couple!

(Thai) Nak Soo Maha Gaan: Had to skim for Weir, and the subtitles came out way after, so I never got a chance to watch the whole drama, from beginning to end.

Should Have Dropped:

(TVB) The Days of Days: This was another ‘no-plot’ series, made just because of Chinese New Year. I should have dropped it.

(TVB) Bullet Brain:This series was a complete failure in my terms. I did not understand the plot. Everything in the story seemed irrelevant and out of place. Another abstract series that failed. I regret not dropping this. I’m still questioning myself, what exactly is this series supposed to be about?

Dropped:

(TVB) Karma Rider: Benjamin Yuen was at the beginning of the first episode… But, after the second episode, I was confused, so I dropped it after two or three episodes.

(TVB) Beauty at War: During the first week of its broadcast, I had high expectations in it because the first one had such good ratings and feedback. But, turns out I had no idea what was going on, so I dropped it within the first week.

(TVB) Always and Ever: The first era, the ancient era was not bad. Then the pre-modern era was getting nowhere, so I dropped it halfway through the pre-modern era.

(TVB) Sniper Standoff: There was no point of me skimming through the entire series that had so much action, so after the second episode, I decided dropping it was the best way to go.

What did you guys watched, dropped, or skimmed this year? Wishing you all a very happy and healthy 2014!

Nowadays, people mostly type emails to send to their loved ones. But, in Episode 30 of The Hippocratic Crush II, Yue Jai (Tavia Yeung) finds a box of letters that Yat Kin (Kenneth Ma) had written to her.

Yue Jai (Tavia Yeung) starts a habit: writing a letter once a month to her husband Yat Kin (Kenneth Ma), so she can continue to love him after she passes away. But, while writing, she discovers that a lot of pictures are missing from their photo album.

She starts looking for pictures in the room.

She accidentally knocks over a box of colored envelopes.

She realizes that Yat Kin writes a letter to her daily, almost like a journal entry.

This is important and heartfelt because Yue Jai started writing a letter to Yat Kin every day to let him know that dating does not take a lot of time and that he can learn more about her by reading her letters.

In Episode 30 of The Hippocratic Crush II, Mei Suet (Mandy Wong) realizes that Ben (Benjamin Yuen) has been her guardian angel and she has been Ben’s guardian angel. They decide it is fate and get back together.

Ben: Actually, the moment when you came out from the surgery room and hugged me, that was heartbreaking. If you don’t say anything, I’m going to take it as nothing happened.Mei Suet: But, I can’t pretend as if nothing happened.

Ben takes out his secret angel card.

Ben: Look. This is fate. No matter where you are, I will always be your guardian angel.Mei Suet: Do you know, before Che Che left, she told me that I still cared about you? But it was just that I was too stubborn and not willing to admit that when I am scared, the person I want to see most is you.

Mei Suet takes our her secret angel card. Ben’s name is on it. This is indeed, fate.

As Yat Kin is undergoing a scan, his heartbeat suddenly stops. Thankfully, Onion helps him draw out blood, bringing his heartbeat back.

Yat Kin’s mother finds out that Yue Jai will be taking part in the surgeries.

As they are scrubbing their fingernails, Onion says discouraging things to force and encourage Yue Jai to be brave.

Yat Kin requires both heart and neurosurgery.

Yat Kin sees his brother, Yat Hong (Nathan Ngai) and questions if he is still alive. Yat Hong says as long as he has faith, he will be okay.

Lokman (Lawrence Ng) comes back.

In the surgery room, Lokman tells Yue Jai to take a break. He will take over from there.

He carries on with the operation, but at this time, Yat Kin suffers a large amount of blood lost.

When Yue Jai sees nurses running in with blood, she knows that Yat Kin had lost a lot of blood.

She goes back to see what’s up. She realizes that as Yat Kin had lost so much blood, they must finish the heart surgery part before they resume the brain surgery part, fearing Yat Kin would lose more blood.

Ben comes to comfort Siu Jie, and apologizes for taking so long, as he had to deal with other patients.